Accessibility Interpretation as Creative Practice

When a sign language interpreter moves with the rhythm of a music performance, or an audio describer finds words for a moment of silence, something more than access is happening. Join practitioners from across the accessibility interpretation field; including sign language interpreters, creative captioners, and audio describers; as they share their experiences translating live performance and reflect on what it means to convey not just words, but atmosphere, emotion, and artistic intent.

SgSL Interpretation will be provided for this panel.

This programme is co-presented with the Singapore Writers Festival, organised by Arts House Group.

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26 Sep 2026

2.00PM – 3.15PM (SGT)

Play Den, The Arts House

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Access this session through:
TDSG Pass: $35* (excluding booking fee)
Individual Ticket: $15 (excluding booking fee)

*20% buddy tickets available
*20% concession tickets available for students and seniors
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ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

Grace Lee-Khoo

Grace Lee Khoo is the Founder of Access Path Productions, Singapore’s first disability-led theatre company. An international director, producer, performer, audio describer and creative access consultant, she specializes in inclusive arts education and accessibility advocate. Grace serves as Lead Artist for the Inclusive Young Company and lectures at NAFA. Previously an artist-in residence at London’s Graeae Theatre Company, her work spans major institutions like Esplanade, National Gallery Singapore, National Museum Singapore, Southbank Centre London, ICAF Rotterdam to name a few. She also hosted CNA’s The New Hire and The Assembly.

Joanna Ong

Joanna is a creative captions designer and arts manager. As a captions designer, she adopts the ‘aesthetics of access’ approach to integrate captions into the design and aesthetic of live performances, enabling the Hearing and Deaf communities to enjoy live performances together. Her recent works include And the Cats Dance by the Light (2024) by Intercultural Theatre Institute, SmartyPants and the Swordfish (2024) by ART:DIS and Open the Curtains (2023) by SRT’s Inclusive Young Company. Additionally, since 2022, Joanna has been a part of the Singapore Drama Educators Association.

Lily Goh

Lily Goh is a Deaf artist, educator, and founder of ExtraOrdinary Horizons, a Deaf-led learning platform promoting Singapore Sign Language (SgSL). An internationally recognised advocate for Deaf arts-music, and visual storytelling, she has presented at the WASLI Asia Conference 2025, SDEA Theatre Arts Conference 2025, and Clin d’Oeil Festival 2026. Lily is the recipient of the Singapore Woman Award (2024) and the Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the World Humanitarian and/or Voluntary Leadership Award (2017).

ABOUT THE MODERATOR

Alecia Neo

Alecia Neo is an artist and cultural worker. Her socially engaged art practice unfolds primarily through photography, video installations and participatory workshops that address modes of radical hospitality and care. She is the co-founder of Brack, an art collective and platform for socially engaged art and the Ubah Rumah Residency on Nikoi Island, Bintan, which focuses on the intersection of art, hospitality and ecology. Active since 2014, her ongoing collaborations with disabled individuals and communities manifest as an arts platform, Unseen Art Initiatives.She is a member of the Green Art Lab Alliance (GALA) Asia and co-curated the third edition of the Listening Biennial in 2025.